Fenu EM, Beaty MW, O'Neill TE, O'Neill SS. Cardiac Involvement by Human Herpesvirus 8-Positive Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: An Unusual Presentation in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Case Rep Pathol 2022;
2022:1298121. [PMID:
35083089 PMCID:
PMC8786529 DOI:
10.1155/2022/1298121]
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Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection predisposes patients to the development of lymphomas, both due to immune suppression and coinfection with viruses with oncogenic potential. Coinfection with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) in particular has been associated with the development of aggressive lymphomas, including primary effusion lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Herein, we report an unusual case of HHV8-positive DLBCL with extensive cardiac involvement which was diagnosed at autopsy in a patient with long-standing untreated HIV infection.
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